Bengal: News Briefs You Need to Know

Left protest on Thursday

Kolkata, 2 September: Left parties have called for a state-wide protest on Thursday against Trinamool Congress attacks on their supporters during Wednesday’s bandh. Rallies and demonstrations will be organised as part the protest call.

Trinamool agitation

Kolkata, 2 September: TRINAMOOL Congress will organise an hour’s agitation across West Bengal on Thursday and Friday to condemn the CPI-M sponsored vandalism during Wednesday’s trade union bandh. The agitation will be organised from 4 pm to 5 pm on both days.

East Bengal beats Kalighat

Kolkata, 2 September: IN a nail biting match East Bengal defeated Kalighat MS by 4:3 goals at Barasat stadium on Wednesday afternoon. With this win, East Bengal now has 22 points from eight matches in this edition of the Calcutta Football League. It will face arch rival Mohun Bagan on Sunday at Salt Lake stadium.

Teenagers arrested on rape charge

Asansol, 2 September: THREE teenage boys were arrested on charges of raping a Class V student in Par Ujjirpur village under Jamalpur police station in Burdwan district. One of them is a student of class X; the rest two are school-dropouts.

They were sent to Juvenile home until 15 September after police produced them before a Burdwan court on Tuesday.

According to police, the incident occurred on 18 August when the girl was lured to a cowshed near her house, where the class X student allegedly raped her as his two friends stood guard.

The girl kept mum as the accused threatened her with dire consequences if she told her parents. But as the girl subsequently developed physical problems, she told her mother about the incident, who in turn lodged a police complaint on Monday.

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